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By now, Travel Nurses and Therapists should be collecting their 2017 tax-related statements and organizing their papers in preparation for filing day, April 17, 2018. We recently provided some basic information about preparing for tax season and felt it was time to revisit the subject to help you stay on track.

Unless you have been living under a rock this winter, you have heard that this year’s flu season will go down as one of the worst in decades. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 43 states plus New York City, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are experiencing higher than average incidents of influenza-like illnesses.

Life is about relationships. The relationship with family and loved ones, relationships with your co-workers, relationships with your patients, and for traveling healthcare professionals, the relationship with your recruiter.

As a healthcare professional, your skills are in demand. But, that doesn’t mean you have the job you’ve always wanted. Maybe you are unhappy with your shift, or the culture in your current position doesn’t match you as a person, or maybe you are looking for advancement opportunities.

The enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) has been in the news lately, and we have been following the action pretty closely in this space. What we haven’t spent much time on are the reasons why the eNLC makes sense to some and is less than ideal for others. Below is a brief look at the Pros and Cons of having a National Nurse Licensing Compact.

Every year since 1976, the month of February has been officially recognized by the U.S. President, as Black History Month. In honor of this month-long celebration of the contributions that African Americans have made toward our nation’s history, we have chosen to focus on the positive growth of diversity in the nursing profession.

One old adage that really rings true is “The best time to search for a job is when you already have a job!” Truer words were never spoken, but unfortunately, circumstances happen, and you may one day be forced to look for a job while unemployed. Fortunately, as a nurse or other healthcare professional, your services are in pretty high demand so you may have more options than most job seekers.

As the old adage goes, "Strangers are just friends waiting to happen." It can be difficult to leave friends and family behind for a 13-week travel nurse contract, but there is always an opportunity to meet new people who can help ease your loneliness. In fact, studies have shown that socializing can greatly improve your health and wellbeing.

Since 1980, every January 25th is the day set aside to recognize infusion nurse professionals around the world. The Infusion Nurses Society (INS) is encouraging healthcare professionals worldwide to celebrate the meaningful patient care that is being provided by dedicated IV Nurses.

January 21st-27th marks National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week. The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) uses this time to say thank you to the more than 52,000 CRNAs across the country who deliver services to almost 43 million patients each year and also to educate everyone from patients to policymakers on this advanced credential.

For many travel nurses and therapists, theirs is a career that constantly keeps them on the go. From traveling to and from assignments, deciding when to extend and when to find someplace new, and making the most of discovering each new city along the way, the life of traveling healthcare professionals can get pretty hectic.

As we reported in this space earlier this month, 2018 is the year that the nurse licensure compact is being updated in an attempt to re-energize the efforts to attract all of the states to join. The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) was enacted in July 2017 and will be officially implemented on January 19, 2018.

Lauren Stermer has an adventurous spirit, which has led her on a new journey: travel nursing. It’s the perfect combination of exploring new places and having a fulfilling career doing what she loves. February marks her first full year traveling as a labor and delivery nurse, and it’s everything she could have hoped for and more.

The United States spent $10,348 per person for health care in 2016, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’s a staggering number, especially when comparing to others across the globe.

The weather doesn’t magically get warmer just because the holidays are over. In many areas around the country, it’s the chilliest time of the year as we eagerly await the May flowers. If you’re on a travel assignment in a colder climate, have no fear!

Many people dread the interview process. As a nurse, you may find that in addition to being a qualified healthcare professional, you also have to become proficient at handling interviews. One piece of advice that is often thrown about when people are discussing interview tips is to ask questions.

As a travel nurse, you get to visit a lot of beautiful places. The only catch is that time is precious! In between shifts usually means you’re catching some ZZZs or trying to find a quick bite to eat while resting your feet for the first time in hours. It’s hard to find a minute to research fun destinations so here are a few ideas for your springtime assignment.

One of the best things about being a travel nurse is the number of options you have available to you. You have choices aplenty. You can work a 13-week assignment and immediately head off to a new assignment. You can choose to extend in your current location if that option is available to you.

As a means to improve access to care across state lines, the original Nurse Licensing Compact was enacted in 2000 and slowly grew to 25 participating states over the next 15 years. Since the intent of the compact legislation was to attract participation from all 50 states, after 15 years, it was clear that changes needed to be enacted to attract more member states.